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Recognised as Colour

#A373CF

  • #A373CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A373CF is a violet with RGB values 163, 115, 207 and HSL 271°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A373CF#A373CF
HEX#A373CF
RGBrgb(163, 115, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.451, 0.8118
RGB percentages63.9%, 45.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(271.3, 48.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 44.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,712,015
CSS custom property--colour: #A373CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5C8C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D86D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6888CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9D8297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Violet · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FCF73
Analogous#7573CF, #CF73CD
Triadic#CFA373, #73CFA3
Split complementary#CDCF73, #73CF75
Tetradic#CF7573, #9FCF73, #73CDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE5F6
Lighter +20%#D5BFE9
Lighter +10%#BC99DC
Darker −10%#8A4DC2
Darker −20%#7038A4
Darker −30%#562B7E
Darker −40%#3C1E58
More saturated +25%#A45BE7
Less saturated −25%#A28BB8

Channel breakdown

R163
G115
B207
Red163 (63.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue271.3°
Saturation (HSL)48.94%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 73 · B CF

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